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ArticleInfection and immunity2005

Variations in Helicobacter pylori lipopolysaccharide to evade the innate immune component surfactant protein D.

Wafa Khamri, Anthony P Moran, Mulugeta L Worku, Q Najma Karim, Marjorie M Walker, Heidi Annuk, John A Ferris, Ben J Appelmelk, Paul Eggleton, Kenneth B M Reid and 1 more

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Article in Infection and immunity, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Wafa KhamriImperial College Faculty of Medicine, St Mary's Campus, Norfolk Place, London, W2 1PG, United Kingdom. wafa.khamri@imperial.ac.uk
Anthony P Moran
Mulugeta L Worku
Q Najma Karim
Marjorie M Walker
Heidi Annuk
John A Ferris
Ben J Appelmelk
Paul Eggleton
Kenneth B M Reid
Mark R Thursz
Imperial College London · GBOllscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway · IEPeninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry · GBUniversity of Oxford · GBVrije Universiteit Amsterdam · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Helicobacter pylori is a common and persistent human pathogen of the gastric mucosa. Surfactant protein D (SP-D), a component of innate immunity, is expressed in the human gastric mucosa and is capable of aggregating H. pylori. Wide variation in the SP-D binding affinity to H. pylori has been observed in clinical isolates and laboratory-adapted strains. The aim of this study was to reveal potential mechanisms responsible for evading SP-D binding and establishing persistent infection. An escape variant, J178V, was generated in vitro, and the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) structure of the variant was compared to that of the parental strain, J178. The genetic basis for structural variation was explored by sequencing LPS biosynthesis genes. SP-D binding to clinical isolates was demonstrated by fluorescence-activated cell sorter analyses. Here, we show that H. pylori evades SP-D binding through phase variation in lipopolysaccharide. This phenomenon is linked to changes in the fucosylation of the O chain, which was concomitant with slipped-strand mispairing in a poly(C) tract of the fucosyltransferase A (fucT1) gene. SP-D binding organisms are predominant in mucus in vivo (P = 0.02), suggesting that SP-D facilitates physical elimination. Phase variation to evade SP-D contributes to the persistence of this common gastric pathogen.

Indexed as

Immunity, InnateCarbohydrate SequenceHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriHumansLipopolysaccharidesMolecular Sequence DataPolymorphism, Restriction Fragment LengthProtein BindingPulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein DLipopolysaccharidesPulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein D

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PMID16239572
PMCPMC1273859
OpenAlexW2171383685

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